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Titus, Esther. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
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and think I had better go to church with them | and think I had better go to church with them | ||
Mrs B belongs to the universalists I suppose I | Mrs B belongs to the universalists I suppose I | ||
| − | shall hear about | + | shall hear about as many [scribbled and illegible] "abominable |
theological lies there" as any [struck] any where [illegible and struck out from text] | theological lies there" as any [struck] any where [illegible and struck out from text] | ||
- where can I go where, I shall not [?]! | - where can I go where, I shall not [?]! | ||
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the last, - I love to think of Rochester tho I | the last, - I love to think of Rochester tho I | ||
knew so few, when I come again, I will go around | knew so few, when I come again, I will go around | ||
| − | and see them all | + | and see them all - there is a sunday school for |
| + | the colored children, 5 or 6 very nicely dressed | ||
| + | little boys just passed by from school, the | ||
| + | white Ladies teach them Mrs B wants I should | ||
| + | go with her, to [struck from text] her clan but said I - I will | ||
| + | go teach those who have been so neglected | ||
| + | very well I will go take you there, said [struck from text or underlined?] | ||
| + | she --- I believe I shall have to come | ||
| + | out, ---will I feel very much at home Amy | ||
| + | perhaps it will all be right ---- | ||
| + | I want thee to come and bring Sarah & | ||
| + | Mary - or send them - I want them to come | ||
| + | I will write when we get the carpet | ||
| + | as I said, the floors are so new that we do not | ||
| + | mind - we have other things that make us | ||
| + | comfortable ---Amy will thee please | ||
| + | send me $15 if thee has received the check - | ||
| + | or when thee receives it [entire phrase underlined] there are some few | ||
| + | things we will have to gett, - bedding &c [etc.] for the | ||
| + | - winter - I shall have more time now | ||
| + | than by and by -- direct [?] to me | ||
| + | Lockport, Niagrara | ||
| + | (?) ny | ||
| + | [written along left side of letter vertically] the letter will be at the post office will go for it just Lockport, Niagara, co ny ? | ||
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little steam boat, - on fryday next, - about 6 or 8 of us - I like the people here, - and think I had better go to church with them Mrs B belongs to the universalists I suppose I shall hear about as many [scribbled and illegible] "abominable theological lies there" as any [struck] any where [illegible and struck out from text] - where can I go where, I shall not [?]! if I try to avoid the common way of talking I think I should be puzzled -- I will try to keep with lovely people whether they have a lovely way of expressing themselves or not, --- I do not see that I can be as retired as I was in Rochester how I did love to stay at home -- I love to think of it, I loved that room of mine and thee and I had so many nice talks we always felt the better for, dont lets let them be the last, - I love to think of Rochester tho I knew so few, when I come again, I will go around and see them all - there is a sunday school for the colored children, 5 or 6 very nicely dressed little boys just passed by from school, the white Ladies teach them Mrs B wants I should go with her, to [struck from text] her clan but said I - I will go teach those who have been so neglected very well I will go take you there, said [struck from text or underlined?] she --- I believe I shall have to come out, ---will I feel very much at home Amy perhaps it will all be right ---- I want thee to come and bring Sarah & Mary - or send them - I want them to come I will write when we get the carpet as I said, the floors are so new that we do not mind - we have other things that make us comfortable ---Amy will thee please send me $15 if thee has received the check - or when thee receives it [entire phrase underlined] there are some few things we will have to gett, - bedding &c [etc.] for the - winter - I shall have more time now than by and by -- direct [?] to me Lockport, Niagrara (?) ny [written along left side of letter vertically] the letter will be at the post office will go for it just Lockport, Niagara, co ny ?